Category Archives: life
Right Speech, or Lack Thereof
Today I fell victim to chose to succumb to the allure of gossiping and judgmental words. What I said was unnecessary, and potentially harmful, as I discovered a moment too late that the person I was speaking about was sitting … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Deep Thoughts, life
Pardon me while I sigh with contentment.
This morning we woke up to a little bit of snow. The red apples still hanging on the tree out back looked like Christmas ornaments. We made pumpkin pancakes for breakfast, and immediately afterwards the kids ran out to shovel … Continue reading
Why Am I in This #$*)&(% Lifeboat?
This morning in the car Anthropapa and I were having a discussion about affirmative action and the fact that there have only been 3 African American US senators since Reconstruction, and how maybe President Obama will be a positive role … Continue reading
Filed under Deep Thoughts, life, papa, Religion
Be It Ever So Humble…
…We’ve Finally Got a Home. I’ve been feeling a bit too overwhelmed to create blog posts lately and have just been updating Facebook. Then I realized that not all of the people who read this blog are also on Facebook, … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Homemaking, life
Pre-hiatus Update
Dear Bloggy Friends, I must pause. Not to reflect, but to get everything else done. We plan to close on our house on Sept. 8. Of course this has meant numerous phone calls, meetings, and appointments. We’ve got a lot … Continue reading
Filed under editing, Family, freelancing, life, Napoleona, papa, School, SillyBilly
Preparing for Harvest
I know it’s still summer, but I’m already thinking about autumn. It’s my favorite season, not only because of birthdays and anniversaries but just for that beautiful, almost wistful feeling I get watching the days grow shorter and nature beginning … Continue reading
Filed under Deep Thoughts, holidays, life, Nature
Trial by Water
Today was rather momentous. At one point this afternoon I realized that the entire day was like an initiation of some kind or another. Rudolf Steiner wrote quite a bit about initiatory experiences, religious, meditative, and quotidian. The quotes I … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Deep Thoughts, Family, life, Napoleona, papa, Parenting, Religion, SillyBilly
I Needed That
Kid home sick. Floor unvacuumed, dishes unwashed. Client unhappy. Something to lighten my day. Happy April 1!
Unsettled
(You will have to bear with me here. I have lots going on and came up with this cute little structure for the post that will not let me cut anything out! So read on, all 1,400 words, if you … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Crafting, freelancing, life, Napoleona, papa, Religion, SillyBilly, travel, waldorf education
Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping…
This weekend my watch battery died. At first I was really disconcerted — I’m not exactly obsessed with knowing the time, but as a mom I find it a little easier to handle our daily rhythms if I know where … Continue reading
